First real-world SCADA attack in US

Thu Nov 24 04:13:12 UTC 2011

Hal Murray wrote:
>> Like any of the decades largest breaches this could have been avoided by
>> following BCP's.  In addition SCADA networks are easily protected via
>> behavioral and signature based security technologies.
>
> Is there a BCP that covers security for SCADA?
>
> Note that Google for "BCP SCADA" finds
>  BS-25999 Business Continuity Plan Implementation Checklist ...
>
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>
> Suppose a friend of yours was a low-level geek working for either a
> user/operator of a SCADA system or a vendor of software/hardware for that
> market.  If he asked you for info about security, where would you send him?
> (Assume he knows all about SCADA but little about networks or security.)
>
> For that matter, is there any good security info for small to medium sized
> businesses?  Say a local store, travel agency, or doctor/dentist.

I'd tell them to go here:

http://www.securityfocus.com/

And subscribe to, at least, the Security Basics list and ask their question (s) there.

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